What color is #324847?

#324847 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #324847?

The RGB value is 50, 72, 71: 50 red, 72 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #324847?

The complementary color is #483233, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #324847?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#324847 color

#324847 rgb(50, 72, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #324847 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 19.6% red, 28.2% green and 27.8% blue (50, 72, 71).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 18% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 72% black.

The closest named color is Night Watch (#3C4F4E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.75:1).

#324847 color codes

HEX	`#324847`
RGB	`rgb(50, 72, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(19.6%, 28.2%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 18%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 31%, 28%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 1%, 72%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.82, -8.76, -2.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.82, 9.02, 193.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.77, 5.768, 6.822)`
Decimal	`3295303`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #324847, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #324847	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#324847 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #324847 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #324847; }
.text { color: #324847; }
.border { border: 2px solid #324847; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(50 72 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #324847, #323e48); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #324847?: #324847 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Watch. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #324847?: The RGB value is 50, 72, 71: 50 red, 72 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #324847?: The complementary color is #483233, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #324847?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.